Spring-wheel



Al WALLACE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. III i919.

' Patented May 31,1921

AIVIOS WALLACE, OF PETOSKEY, TEICHGAN.

SPRING-VJHEEL.

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Application filed December 11, 1919.

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Amos WALLACE, a citizen of the United States, residing` at Petoskey, in the county of Emmet, State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Spring-lvheels;

and l do hereby declare the following to be f a i'ull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in wheels and particularly to spring wheels.

@ne object or the present invention is to provide a novel and improved spring wheel which is simple in construction, strong and durable in operation, and which is composed orn few and simple parts.

Another object is to provide a novel and improved device of this character wherein Y the parts can be easily and quickly taken Specification of Letters Patent.

serial no. 344,009.

the hub 11 having its ends reduced and eX- ternally threaded at 12 for the engagement 'thereon of the star-shaped plates 13. The. outer end of each oi' the points of the stars is bent into hook form as shown at 14. `Nuts 15 are engaged on the reduced ends oinA the hub to retain the plates 18 tiereon, and against the shoulders 16 formed on the huh.

Each of the spokes of the wheel consists or" a strong coil spring extending from the hub to the rim, as shown at 17. in the inner end of each spoke is screwed a stein 18 having an eye 19 engaging with one of the hooks ot the point of a star plate. n the other end ci each spoke is screwed a threaded stein 207 the other end oiC said stem being screwed into the rim, as clearly seen in the drawing.

Detachably disposed on the outer face oi the rim is a rubber or other tire 21 `ifor the purpose of deadening the sound of the wheel when in motion on a road or street surface.

What is claimed is:

ln a spring wheel the combination with 

